The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has issued a strict warning to Independent schools against dismissing or expelling students from classes as a form of punishment and in a manner that could risk their safety.

Qatar, which now has a power surplus, plans to set up an electricity plant with a capacity of up to 5,000 megawatts by 2016 to meet rising demand, said a senior official of Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC). “At this stage there are plans to build a power plant to be used from 2016 onwards that is able to supply likely between 3,000 and 5,000 megawatts, or three to four years’ requirement,” QEWC’s managing director, Fahad Al Mohannadi, said in an interview. REUTERS

Doha will host the regional revival of djerid, an oriental equestrian sport from the 16th century, during the ‘Horse Games and Horse Sports Exhibition’, which will open on October 14.

Qtel is offering a new service for its mobile customers in Qatar, that will make it possible to top-up mobile phone accounts via the Qtel page on the popular social networking site Facebook.

Swirly Goodness reaches Doha! and iLoveQatar.net was there!

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An Eid Bazaar, held by the Pakistan Women’s Association (PWA) and Talent Resources, over the weekend at the Bright Future Pakistani School (BFPS) raised QR35,000 for the victims of the recent floods in Pakistan.

A human rights expert said yesterday that Qatar’s possible entry to an additional torture prevention treaty would be a “boost” towards protecting rights of prisoners in the region.